| Surfer and Surfing mags publisher filing for bankruptcy | |||
Surfer and Surfing magazines publisher filing for bankruptcy Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 29 April, 2009 : - - The economic situation in our country has not only hit the retailers and brand name companies in our industry, it has also taken its toll on the material we read. Source Interlink, the company that publishes Skateboarder, Snowboarder, Surfing, Surfer and five other action sports magazines and web sites, said today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The special interest media company, in total, publishes a total of 75 magazines and 90 web sites, described the bankruptcy as a prepackaged filing. According to the company’s website: “A “pre-pack” is a court proceeding in which the creditors will be paid in full or have agreed to take less. It is used to implement a restructuring of a company’s capital without disturbing its daily operations. A “pre-pack” is the quickest and easiest form of restructuring through the bankruptcy courts. Using this method, we expect to complete our restructuring in about 30 days.” The statement also addresses the status of the companies immediate operation, “First and foremost, Source Interlink Companies wants to assure you that Source is continuing to operate its business without interruption.” The statement also goes on to say, “While we restructure, we plan to continue providing our customers with the outstanding service they have come to expect. We will continue to partner with our advertisers, publishers and vendors to ensure that the reorganization process is transparent to those we serve.” According to Shop-Eat-Surf.com, in documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware yesterday, Source Interlink estimated that its assets range from $1 million to $10 million, but that its liabilities exceed $1 billion, and that it has 50,000 - 100,000 creditors. While business is to remain as usually, it is just another example how the domino effect from small business trickles up to effect larger businesses. Marketing and media are usually the first avenues to feel the crunch when times are tough, it will be interesting to see if this move effects the content at all in some of the action sports industries go-to publications. |
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Full results for Volcom's 2009 VQS European Champs..
VQS European Champs
VQS
Anglet Beaches France
25 - 26 April 2009
Full results for Volcom's 2009 VQS European Champs
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 29 April, 2009 : - - Well yall we just finished off the last of the moonshine at VQS European Championships here in Anglet, France that was held over the weekend in our small hillbilly village in Marinella beach utilizing both days in challenging weather with plenty of wind and rain.
All the hillbillies had to take cover in the tents sitting on their hay bails chewing backy waiting for the chance for the sun to shine.Contestants came from all over « Europe » to compete, the trip was not easy for everyone, with hours spent in the cars, train’s or plane’s/. With people coming from Andalusia, Norway, Galicia, England, Reunion Island, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Brittany, Denmark and Portugal.
The conditions were solid to say the least with the Bootleggers (Opens) starting the competition on the Saturday morning followed by the Night Crawlers (Juniors) and we managed to get a few rounds down despite the difficulty on being able to punch through the frequent closeout sets.
It was decided by head judge Didier Piter to difficult to continue with the other categories so we decided to re start on the Sunday with what looked like more favorable conditions for the showdown.
Finals action : photo courtesy Volcom Europe
So to keep all the hillbillies at ease we organized a shindig at La Poste Saturday night with hotdogs, corn and beverages to keep everybody happy. If that wasn’t your piece of corn then you could check out the band Xubung that rocked out on top of the skate ramp while it was being sessioned.
While waking up in the sand next to my bottle for a pillow I noticed the conditions had cleaned up a little and also had dropped in size compared for the day before. To save time the decision was made to run two podiums with the Mountain Mommas (Girls) running simultaneously on the northern podium and the Porch Babies (Groms) on the southern one.
The Mountain Mommas made the most of the left running into the dig with some long waves and some nice lines being drawn. In the end it was Anne Peres (FR) who prevailed in first position and clenching the airplane ticket to compete against the other Mountain Mommas in the US for the World Championships. Marie Mitsuko Bouchaton (FR) finished in second place in front Joana Giansanti (FR) in third and Virginia Giansanti (CNY) in fourth place.
The Porch Babies (Groms) had a nice peak to shred and it was Paul César Distinguin (FR) who was the strongest pushing his tail through into to first ahead of Andy Criere (FR) that chased him in second with Vigo’s own Lalo Diez (ES) in third followed by little Charly Thermeau in fourth.
Finals action : photo courtesy Volcom Europe
The Night Crawlers were in amazing form considering that they looked like they had a lot of fun at the shin dig the night before in was the hair show not the air show with Lewis Saint John (BAR) doing enough to keep his lead and hang on to the ticket to the States in first spot with Medi Veminardi (RUN) fighting till the end in second with little PV Laborde (FR) in third and wishing the contest was held in Seingosse and Pierre Rollet (FR) taking fourth spot at home.
Last but by no means least was the Bootleggers (Opens) final with Adrian Toyan (RUN) even beating Lewis Saint John in the hillbilly hair show was solid through out the event and claimed his ticket to the States in first position in front of Miguel Mouzinho (POR) in second, who was happier than he was after his fourteen hour train ride from Lisbon to here in France to compete.
Hugo Palmarini (RUN) was strong enough to hold third position from local homeboy Romain Laulhé (FR) who rounded out the final in fourth place.
Thank you’s: Everyone that came, Anglet city council, Anglet surf club, staff and judges, lifeguards, Bastienne, Tom from Surf Europe for filming under the rain, Pacome from Electric, companies that helped us with prizes Electric , Red Bull , FCS, Vans, Nixon ,Skullcandy, Hoff and Surf Europe.
Thanks as well to the Bidassoa surf club and Hendaye city council for giving us the option to run some heats there. Stay tuned for the World VQS champs in 2 weeks Newport Beach, CA, live web cast on volcom.com.
RESULTS:
Open:
1. Adrian Toyon / RUN
2. Miguel Mouzinho / POR
3. Hugo Palmarini / RUN
4. Romain Laulhé / FR
Junior:
1. Lewis Saint John / BAR
2. Medi Veminardi / RUN
3. PV Laborde / FR
4. Pierre Rollet / FR
Groms:
1. Paul César Distinguin / FR
2. Andy Criere / FR
3. Lalo Díez / ES
4. Charly Thermeau / FR
Girls:
1. Anne Peres / FR
2. Marie-Mitsuko Bochaton / FR
3. Joana Giansanti / FR
4. Virginia Giesen / CNY
Adrien Toyon / RUN
Monday, April 20, 2009
Finlayson to miss Shakedown Stages
Confirmation from the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) that English businessman Paul Bird's entry is the latest to be received on-line for its blue riband event, Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31), brings to seven the number of World Rally Cars entered, equalling last year's record . . . and there are more still on the horizon.
Winner of the UK's ANCRO National Rally Championship in 2005, 'Birdy' finished second to Kris Meeke in the Caribbean's biggest annual motor sport event on his first visit last year, and is targetting victory this time round. He will again be partnered in the SuperCasino.com/Kick Energy/Vent-Axia Subaru Impreza WRC S9 by Ian Windress, co-driver in his title-winning year, and also in Britain this year, where he is chasing a second ANCRO crown.
Both he and arch-rival, Rally Barbados regular Steve Perez (ANCRO Champion in 2004), are this year campaigning Ford Focus WRC 07s, but Bajan fans will have to wait a little longer before they get to see one in action on island stages. The timing of Sol RB09 does not work well for either driver - through his company VK, Perez is the title sponsor of the increasingly-popular Chatsworth Rally Show, which falls this year on the first weekend on June, and it is important for him to have his ex-Marcus Gronholm Focus on hand for his local audience . . . he will be in Barbados with his Focus WRC 05.
From Bird's standpoint, success in the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship (the title under which the ANCRO series now runs) is the priority, so the Impreza, which he described earlier in the year as his "Barbados car", will make the trip across the Atlantic.
Yesterday (April 19), in the notorious forests of Kielder in the far north of England, Bird looked set to celebrate his 42nd birthday with his first win of the year, leading comfortably after setting fastest time on the first three stages of the Pirelli Tour of Cumbria; a massive "schoolboy error" overshoot at a chicane on the fourth stage, however, cost him around 50 seconds. Despite setting the fastest time on the remaining three stages - the fourth stage in the second loop was cancelled following a major fire which destroyed the S2000 MEM Proton driven by reigning British Rally Champion Guy Wilks - Bird finished second, only 4.6secs behind Marcus Dodd (Hyundai Accent WRC) despite the lost time, and 5.7secs ahead of Perez.
Afterwards, Bird said: "I'm disappointed to miss out on the win; I just keep messing it up . . . but I have to say that's the best I've ever driven. Now I feel at home in the car and I'm delighted to have set fastest time on all of the stages bar one. Roll on the Manx and we'll see what we can do on tarmac!"
The Manx falls on the first weekend of May, a few days after the European entries for Sol Rally Barbados sail from Portsmouth. Bird and Perez are tied on 43 points in the ANCRO standings, eight behind multiple Champion Dodd; all three failed to finish the opening round, Rallye Sunseeker in February, while Perez and Bird finished second and third to Dodd on the Border Counties Rally in March. As both Bird and Perez will miss the Severn Valley Stages, which clashes directly with Sol RB09, 'Birdy' will be pulling out all the stops . . . and that means the Focus needs to stay in the UK.
Finlayson disappointed to miss Automotive Art Shakedown Stages
Rally Barbados regular Graeme Finlayson will be a disappointed non-starter for the Automotive Art Shakedown Stages (May 3); after making early preparations to ship his latest acquisition, an ex-Quick Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III RS, to the island for a shaekdown, last-minute dramas intervened.
A downhearted Finlayson said: "We had the car mapped and the valve springs done before shipping, and all was looking great. Then the cam belt went on the way to the port; we bought a second engine, had that dropped in, then the turbo seized, we sorted that, and then the clutch seized!"
Despite the dramas, Finlayson is set on expanding his Caribbean competition programme: "Assuming I can get everything in order, I plan to leave car in Barbados for three or four months and do the rest of the tarmac season out there, before shipping it back to prepare for what I hope might be a full season in the region in 2010."
Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 24) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group, the Caribbean's largest independent oil company, and both events are rounds of the Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver's and Class Championships. Associate sponsors include the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association.
Media enquiries: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web site - www.rallybarbados.bb
Monday, April 13, 2009
Welsh legend looks forward to "the craic"
Welsh rally legend Phil Collins, once described by triple Formula 1 World Champion Ayrton Senna as "a nut-case", will treat Caribbean motor sport fans to a demonstration of why the late Brazilian superstar might have thought that when he contests the region's biggest annual motor sport event, Sol Rally Barbados, in May.
Collins is the first new high-profile entry to be confirmed by the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) in advance of the 20th running of its blue riband event; he and regular co-driver, Ireland's Derek Brannigan, will contest the SuperModified 11 class in a Ford Escort Mk II, which Collins describes as "a fairly specialised rally car" and Britain's Motorsport News called "wild" in a report last year.
Built in 2006 by Quick Motorsport and backed by Silverstone Tyres, Millington Engines, Great Stuff Caterers, Orchard Motorsport, Collins Engineering and Pontilas Developments, its 2.5-litre engine produces a little over 300bhp; the bright red Escort is a popular sight in the UK, as Collins snaps at the heels of World Rally Cars on iconic tarmac events like the Manx National in the Isle of Man and the Rally of the Lakes and the West Cork Rally in Ireland.
The encounter between Collins and Senna came courtesy of the now-defunct magazine Cars & Car Conversions, missed by enthusiasts the world over, including in Barbados, thanks to its supportive coverage of island motor sport for more than 20 years. In 1986, CCC arranged for the JPS Grand Prix driver to test some rally cars in Wales.
Having only seen rally cars on television, his first experience came in a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth driven by 1985 Securicor Sierra Challenge winner Collins, recruited to provide some basic instruction. After the first run, Senna said: "Too quick for me. He's a nut-case!" In response, Collins said: "It's a pity it's so rough out there or I could really scare him - of course, the problem is he's about to get his revenge."
Once he'd taken Collins for a couple of runs, Senna drove four other cars, including Harry Hockly's CCC-backed Vauxhall Nova Sport and a Clubman-spec MG Metro 6R4, after which he said: "It has been much more exciting than I expected. I didn't feel the time going by because I was finding out, learning more and going harder and harder."
That was during the first of two distinct periods in the rallying career of Collins. Having started in 1978 in an Escort RS2000, he switched to Opel, first an Ascona then a Manta, before the Sierra Cosworth in 1985; he was a front-running works driver in the UK, second in the National Championship twice, the BTRDA Forest Championship three times, and fourth in the Open Championship twice. Co-driven by Roger Freeman, his Manta was also 14th of the 62 survivors in the 1985 Lombard RAC Rally (his only finish in six attempts) - 155 crews started what is remembered as one of the WRC's toughest-ever events, with 63 stages, nearly 550 miles on snow and ice, and two 36-hour loops.
His UK results earned Collins an FIA 'B' seed, but his approach to rallying was about to change: "In 1989, our preparation company accepted the Toyota contract to prepare the Celica GT4 for David Llewellin; as a result, I lost the Sierra drive and the car was given to Gwyndaf Evans. I went for a ride in my brother's Mk II Escort, and thought 'why not?' So I bought one and started all over again, this time not chasing works drives or championships . . . just having fun trying to embarrass as many people as possible who drive ex-works World Rally Cars!"
Collins enjoys a big following, both in the Escort and his recently-built Ascona 400, which he debuted on last year's Roger Albert Clark Rally with co-driver Nicky Grist, only to roll while lying 10th; a similar fate befell the Escort on its debut on the 2006 West Cork, again with Grist, lying sixth and just one second behind a Focus WRC. A popular speaker at club events and forums, he has also raised money for many good causes, one method being to auction off rides in the Escort at events such as the annual Castle Combe RallyDay. Of his trip next month, Collins says: "I'm really looking forward to the craic in Barbados. I'm told it's pretty good!"
Sol Rally Barbados Chairman Barry Gale remarked: "We are really excited to have a legend like Phil at our event. Rear-wheel-drive cars and on-it drivers are a popular combination here, while his reputation as a personality means we can't help but enjoy his company. I'm just a little worried that our local Escort stars like Mark Hamilton, Andrew Jones and the Watson brothers might get a little overshadowed . . . but I'm know they'll do their best to find an answer!"
Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 24) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group, the Caribbean's largest independent oil company, and both events are rounds of the Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver's and Class Championships. Associate sponsors include the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association.
Media enquiries: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web site - www.rallybarbados.bb
English couple celebrate wedding anniversary in their rally car
Twelve months after they 'tied the knot' on a Caribbean beach, rally-mad English couple Cheryl and Barry Spencer will return to celebrate their first wedding anniversary in May, just days before they compete in the region's biggest annual motor sport event, Sol Rally Barbados, for the second time.
Cheryl - Bell, as she was then - and Barry, from Portchester in Hampshire on England's south coast, got married at The Boatyard, a beach bar in the island's capital Bridgetown; as her parents were unable to make the trip, the future Mrs Spencer was given away by runner-up in the 2006 British Rally Championship, Ryan Champion, who went on to win Group N in last year's event.
The Spencers had chanced on Rally Barbados 2007 while on holiday and, despite having no previous competition experience, they bought a Vauxhall Astra GSi rally car and set about learning the ropes at the Bill Gwynne Rally School . . . with Cheryl in the driving seat; after entering a couple of events in Britain to gain experience, they arrived in Barbados in 2008 and, while fortune did not shine on them - the wiring loom burned out on the second day - they were determined to return.
As Cheryl says: "We had such a great time, not only with the fact we got married, but with all the fantastic help and support everybody gave us - Simon Gillmore for the servicing, Dave Crawford for all his advice on the stages, Sean Gill at The Boatyard and Richard Daniel for organising the wedding . . . and the unusual present of two bottles of Octane Booster from Barry Gale!"
The couple had hoped to expand their rallying programme this year to take in one or two more events, but finding sponsorship has been difficult in the current climate, as Cheryl says: "Sponsorship hasn't been easy this year, but that's not stopped our determination; we're continuing with the Eden Vauxhall Rally Team name, and have some great support from A & J Lawrence Accident & Mechanical Repairs, who are preparing the car, Creative Space Solutions, Old Castle B & B and ABS Embroidery."
And those sponsors are reaping the benefits of their support early, as is Sol Rally Barbados. Cheryl and Barry have already been the focus of a 750-word feature in Portsmouth Today, which covers a large area of the south coast, including Portsmouth, from where the European entries will be shipped by the Geest Line at the end of April.
And, while Cheryl is currently the only woman driver entered for the event, she will not be alone in bringing the female touch to Sol Rally Barbados 2009. No fewer than 11 female co-drivers are entered so far, including two in the Modified 7 class in which the Spencers will run . . . as last year, they will again face local couple Ron and Giselle Layne (Nissan Sunny), while Jennifer Hole will co-drive for Gary Mendes (Toyota Starlet).
One of the local girls does have experience behind the wheel, but in circuit racing, rather than rallying. Co-driver for Jeremy Gonsalves (Suzuki Swift), Natasha Farnum became the first - and, so far, only - Bajan woman to win a race at the Bushy Park racetrack, back in 2002, when she was still at school.
Of her love for the sport, she says: "There is nothing more beautiful than the sound of a rally car purring up a straight, then watching as it slides through a corner. From a driver's point of view, winning gives you bragging rights until the next event . . . in racing, its all about the thrill. Nothing can come close to the sound of that engine revving on the start line and you pushing yourself to the limit."
In addition to Spencer, the European contingent includes Holland's Fenny Wesselink, class-winning co-driver in the past with Scotland's Kenny Hall (Opel Corsa), and fellow countrywoman Hester van Ovost, who visits for the first time, co-driving for Holland's Frans Verbaas, in his newly-created Mini.
Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 24) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group, the Caribbean's largest independent oil company, and both events are rounds of the Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver's and Class Championships. Associate sponsors include the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association.
Media enquiries: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web site - www.rallybarbados.bb
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Collins is the first new high-profile entry to be confirmed by the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) in advance of the 20th running of its blue riband event; he and regular co-driver, Ireland's Derek Brannigan, will contest the SuperModified 11 class in a Ford Escort Mk II, which Collins describes as "a fairly specialised rally car" and Britain's Motorsport News called "wild" in a report last year.
Built in 2006 by Quick Motorsport and backed by Silverstone Tyres, Millington Engines, Great Stuff Caterers, Orchard Motorsport, Collins Engineering and Pontilas Developments, its 2.5-litre engine produces a little over 300bhp; the bright red Escort is a popular sight in the UK, as Collins snaps at the heels of World Rally Cars on iconic tarmac events like the Manx National in the Isle of Man and the Rally of the Lakes and the West Cork Rally in Ireland.
The encounter between Collins and Senna came courtesy of the now- defunct magazine Cars & Car Conversions, missed by enthusiasts the world over, including in Barbados, thanks to its supportive coverage of island motor sport for more than 20 years. In 1986, CCC arranged for the JPS Grand Prix driver to test some rally cars in Wales.
Having only seen rally cars on television, his first experience came in a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth driven by 1985 Securicor Sierra Challenge winner Collins, recruited to provide some basic instruction. After the first run, Senna said: "Too quick for me. He's a nut-case!" In response, Collins said: "It's a pity it's so rough out there or I could really scare him - of course, the problem is he's about to get his revenge."
Once he'd taken Collins for a couple of runs, Senna drove four other cars, including Harry Hockly's CCC-backed Vauxhall Nova Sport and a Clubman-spec MG Metro 6R4, after which he said: "It has been much more exciting than I expected. I didn't feel the time going by because I was finding out, learning more and going harder and harder."
That was during the first of two distinct periods in the rallying career of Collins. Having started in 1978 in an Escort RS2000, he switched to Opel, first an Ascona then a Manta, before the Sierra Cosworth in 1985; he was a front-running works driver in the UK, second in the National Championship twice, the BTRDA Forest Championship three times, and fourth in the Open Championship twice.
Co-driven by Roger Freeman, his Manta was also 14th of the 62 survivors in the 1985 Lombard RAC Rally (his only finish in six
attempts) - 155 crews started what is remembered as one of the WRC's toughest-ever events, with 63 stages, nearly 550 miles on snow and ice, and two 36-hour loops.
His UK results earned Collins an FIA 'B' seed, but his approach to rallying was about to change: "In 1989, our preparation company accepted the Toyota contract to prepare the Celica GT4 for David Llewellin; as a result, I lost the Sierra drive and the car was given to Gwyndaf Evans. I went for a ride in my brother's Mk II Escort, and thought 'why not?' So I bought one and started all over again, this time not chasing works drives or championships . . . just having fun trying to embarrass as many people as possible who drive ex-works World Rally Cars!"
Collins enjoys a big following, both in the Escort and his recently-built Ascona 400, which he debuted on last year's Roger Albert Clark Rally with co-driver Nicky Grist, only to roll while lying 10th; a similar fate befell the Escort on its debut on the 2006 West Cork, again with Grist, lying sixth and just one second behind a Focus WRC. A popular speaker at club events and forums, he has also raised money for many good causes, one method being to auction off rides in the Escort at events such as the annual Castle Combe RallyDay. Of his trip next month, Collins says: "I'm really looking forward to the craic in Barbados. I'm told it's pretty good!"
Sol Rally Barbados Chairman Barry Gale remarked: "We are really excited to have a legend like Phil at our event. Rear-wheel-drive cars and on-it drivers are a popular combination here, while his reputation as a personality means we can't help but enjoy his company. I'm just a little worried that our local Escort stars like Mark Hamilton, Andrew Jones and the Watson brothers might get a little overshadowed . . . but I'm know they'll do their best to find an answer!"
Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 24) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group, the Caribbean's largest independent oil company, and both events are rounds of the Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver's and Class Championships. Associate sponsors include the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association.
Media enquiries: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com web site - www.rallybarbados.bb
Pic of the man and the car in action can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/photo.
and video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Thursday, April 2, 2009
2009 ISA Individual Scholarship Recipients Announced |
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 1 April, 2009 : - - Salinas, Ecuador -- The International Surfing Association announced yesterday, the forty recipients of the 2009 ISA Individual Scholarship Program during an ISA Development Meeting held at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Ecuador.
This is the third consecutive year that the ISA holds the Scholarship Program. The program started in 2007 with only five grants awarded and within one year expanded it to 20 scholarships. For 2009, the ISA increased the program by 100%, issuing 40 scholarships to Under 18 junior surfers from 22 countries. The ISA received over 80 applications from 24 countries for this year’s program.
Before announcing the winners, ISA President Fernando Aguerre said: “I believe the Scholarship is a huge step forward by the ISA in areas of the world where we can never do enough. Together, we are supporting the dreams and hopes of good students who are also good surfers. We went from five to 40 scholarships in three years and we´re hoping to reach 100 in a couple of years.”
After careful review by the Scholarship Selection Committee, the ISA announced the following surfers as ISA Surfing Ambassadors in every corner of the world. The recipients are inspirational human beings, great surfers and students who want to succeed in surfing and school.
The ISA is able to provide scholarships due to the generous support from Quiksilver Foundation, Billabong, Reef Redemption, and Global Surf Industries, Inc.
2009 ISA Scholarship Recipients
Brian Masmut –Argentina
Martín Carricart –Argentina
Joaquín Castanon –Argentina
Dominic Reisch –Australia
Amiya Doyle - Australia
Ametza Nicholls –Barbados
Jade Niccols –Barbados
Jordan Heaselgrave –Barbados
Victor Bernardo –Brazil
Isaac Norman –Canada
Tomás Villegas –Chile
Camilo Hernández –Chile
Manuel Mesen –Costa Rica
Alberto Muñoz –Costa Rica
Carlos Muñoz –Costa Rica
Roberto Rodriguez –Ecuador
Brandon García –Guatemala
Freddy Morales –Guatemala
Henry Rivera -Guatemala
Garren Pryce –Jamaica
Leon McKenzie –Jamaica
Nao Omura –Japan
Arashi Kato –Japan
Aman Ashraf –Maldives
Itzel García –Mexico
Jayda Martin Fitzharris – New Zealand
Joaquín del Castillo – Perú
Juninho Urcia – Perú
Miguel Tudela – Perú
Pedro Alcobia –Portugal
Christian Rivera –Puerto Rico
Brandon Benjamin –South Africa
Bright Ntuli –South Africa
Khaye Ngcobo – South Africa
Lucía Martino –Spain
Darío Jordan –Trinidad
James Philips – Trinidad
Federico Longo –Uruguay
Christian Arballo –USA
Demi Boelsteri –USA
Congratulations to the 2009 ISA Scholarship Program recipients, ISA’s newest surfing ambassadors
About the ISA
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for Surfing and all Surfriding activities, including Short Board, Longboard, Bodyboard, Kneeboard, Skimboard, Tow In and Stand Up Paddle surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Mike Gerard (USA), and Karin Sierralta (Peru).
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
This decision was made jointly by the Mud Dogs sub-committee and our sponsor, Castrol. We again wish to thank Castrol for their support and it has been agreed that they will now sponsor our August Mud Fest which will hopefully generate much more support.
We believe positive can be taken from this and with one month before our MAY DAY MUD FEST, all of our efforts will be focussed on this event and efforts will be made to rectify our short comings. I am confident with the understanding and committment shown by those who attended the meeting that the May event will be a huge success.
Many thanks,
Leslie Alleyne